<s>
Altacast	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Edcast	B-Application
and	O
Oddcast	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
and	O
open-source	B-License
audio	B-Algorithm
encoder	I-Algorithm
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
Internet	O
streams	O
of	O
varying	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
independent	O
and	O
commercial	O
broadcasters	O
use	O
Altacast	B-Application
to	O
create	O
Internet	O
radio	O
stations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
Icecast	B-Application
,	O
Loudcaster	O
and	O
Shoutcast	B-Application
station	O
directories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
site	O
at	O
Oddsock.org	O
hosted	O
streaming	O
media	O
tools	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Oddcast	O
,	O
Stream	O
Transcoder	O
,	O
Icecast	B-Application
Station	O
Browser	O
plugin	O
,	O
Song	O
Requester	O
plugin	O
and	O
Do	O
Something	O
plugin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edcast	B-Application
,	O
a	O
fork	O
of	O
Oddcast	O
,	O
is	O
being	O
updated	O
and	O
hosted	O
at	O
Club	O
RIO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2012	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
Edcast	B-Application
was	O
moved	O
to	O
Google	B-Protocol
Code	I-Protocol
and	O
SourceForge	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
fork	O
,	O
Altacast	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Standalone	O
&	O
DSP	O
edition	O
are	O
derived	O
from	O
GPL	B-License
software	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
RadioDJ	O
edition	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
and	O
developed	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
2.0	O
for	O
the	O
Standalone	O
&	O
DSP	O
edition	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
v2	O
compatible	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altacast	B-Application
plugin	O
for	O
RadioDJ	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
function	O
with	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
RadioDJv2	O
-	O
Altacast	B-Application
is	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
RadioDJ	O
due	O
to	O
legal	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altacast	B-Application
is	O
supported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
run	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
various	O
media	O
players	O
compatible	O
with	O
Winamp	B-Application
plugins	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
AIMP	B-Application
,	O
JetAudio	B-Application
,	O
KMPlayer	B-Application
,	O
MediaMonkey	B-Application
,	O
MusicBee	B-Application
and	O
foobar2000	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
encoder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altacast	B-Application
Standalone	O
&	O
DSP	O
can	O
stream	O
to	O
Icecast	B-Application
and	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
servers	O
in	O
Ogg	B-Algorithm
Vorbis	I-Algorithm
and	O
Ogg	B-Application
FLAC	I-Application
out-of-the-box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MP3	B-Application
,	O
AAC	B-Application
and	O
AAC+	O
support	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
via	O
the	O
LAME	B-Algorithm
encoder	O
(	O
lame_enc.dll	O
)	O
,	O
FAAC	B-Operating_System
encoder	O
(	O
libFAAC.dll	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
CT-aacPlus	O
encoder	O
(	O
enc_aacplus.dll	O
obtainable	O
from	O
Winamp	O
5.61	O
)	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adjustable	O
settings	O
for	O
each	O
encoder	O
include	O
bitrate	O
(	O
for	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
AAC+	O
,	O
Ogg	B-Algorithm
Vorbis	I-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
quality	O
(	O
for	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
Ogg	B-Algorithm
Vorbis	I-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
sample	O
rate	O
(	O
22050Hz	O
or	O
44100Hz	O
)	O
and	O
channels	O
(	O
Parametric	O
Stereo	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
AAC+	O
up	O
till	O
56kbps	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHOUTcast	B-Application
v2	O
is	O
currently	O
not	O
officially	O
supported	O
in	O
Altacast	B-Application
Standalone	O
&	O
DSP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
of	O
a	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
v2	O
server	O
in	O
legacy	O
(	O
v1	O
)	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
temporary	O
workaround	O
,	O
the	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
DSP	O
1.9.2	O
plugin	O
for	O
Winamp-compatible	O
media	O
players	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
broadcast	O
to	O
alternate	O
mount	O
points	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
SHOUTcast	B-Application
v2	O
and	O
Opus	B-Algorithm
support	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
v1.4	O
onwards	O
in	O
the	O
plugin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
of	O
edcast	B-Application
for	O
a	O
similar	O
purpose	O
was	O
described	O
in	O
a	O
2010	O
article	O
in	O
the	O
PCWorld	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2016	O
thesis	O
for	O
Oulu	O
University	O
of	O
Applied	O
Sciences	O
has	O
described	O
the	O
used	O
of	O
Altacast	B-Application
in	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
an	O
internet	O
radio	O
station	O
while	O
the	O
for	O
a	O
2018	O
article	O
in	O
the	O
Linux	O
Journal	O
recommended	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
compatible	O
source	O
client	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
setting	O
up	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
internet	O
radio	O
station	O
using	O
Liquidsoap	O
,	O
icecast	B-Application
and	O
open	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Académie	O
d'Orléans-Tours	O
has	O
used	O
web	O
radio	O
(	O
internet	O
radio	O
)	O
for	O
broadcasts	O
for	O
students	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
edcast	B-Application
subsequently	O
altacast	B-Application
in	O
the	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
.	O
</s>
